More than 1.4 billion people in the world don’t have access to electricity, and therefore, lighting is a bit of a problem for these people, most of whom live in Africa and India. How do they study in the evenings after school, and how do evening schools operate at night … [continued]
Olafur Eliasson is trying to illuminate the remote, bringing light and opportunity to those who cannot access or bear the expense of electricity or kerosene. Eliasson, an Icelandic-Danish artist, has created a small solar-powered light, called Little Sun, “to promote economic growth in regions of the world where electricity … [continued]
Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo is well-known for its winter illuminations. However, Japan is still feeling a shortage of electricity due to two of its nuclear power plants all but exploding last spring and many of the rest being taken offline for maintenance. The clear solution…
